Since 2006, Beat The GMAT has distributed more than $200,000 in scholarships and prizes to MBA applicants from all over the globe, including the U.S. and Canada, South America, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

For the 2013 competition, there will be eight GMAT and MBA consulting packages awarded. Each winner will receive a $250 voucher for GMAT registration fees, a full GMAT test prep course, and MBA admissions consulting services. The following companies made generous donations to make these prizes possible: AcceptU, Admit Advantage, Admissionado, Clear Admit, GMAT Prep Now, GMAT Tutor by The Economist, Kaplan, Knewton, Manhattan GMAT, MBA Admit, mbaMission, The Princeton Review, Stratus Prep, and Veritas Prep.

Beat The GMAT is now accepting applications until May 13, 2013. Winners will be announced on May 20, 2013. To learn more or to apply for the 2013 Beat The GMAT scholarship, please visit: http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/scholarship.

Applicants can receive exclusive updates and winner announcements for the 2013 scholarship competition by visiting Beat The GMAT on Facebook.

How would an admissions expert answer this year’s top business school essays?

Beat The GMAT is back with their annual Write Like an Expert series! In this 14-part webinar series, the world’s leading admissions experts break down this year’s top business school essays. From HBS to Haas, experts analyze each essay 2012-2013 essay requirement so that you can craft your own story.

The countdown begins until the next Which MBA? Online Fair, which connects prospective MBA students to business schools around the world.

On September 5-6, 2012, over 40 business schools from North America, Europe, Australia and Asia will be waiting to meet prospective candidates through an online, interactive virtual MBA fair. Visitors can chat with admissions officers one-on-one or in group chat rooms, join live webinars, and download school information.

Thinking about business school? Why you should attend the Which MBA? Online Fair:

Researching business schools takes a lot of time and energy. At the Which MBA? Online Fair, visitors can easily navigate a plethora of information and browse the virtual booths of business schools. With the click of a mouse, visitors can instantly download brochures and applications or flip through photo galleries and videos. Plus, business school representatives will be available to answer questions via personal instant message, group chat rooms, Skype chat, and webinar presentations.

You’ll be in good company. In February, nearly 4,000 visitors from 142 countries attended the fair. Candidates came from all industries – business, finance, start-ups, marketing, sales, and IT, to name a few. September’s fair is on track to be even bigger.

Which schools are participating?

The fair on September 5-6 will include a variety of full-time, online and part-time MBA programmes. A few of the schools include:

Beat The GMAT (BTG), the world’s largest social network for MBA applicants, is now accepting applications for its seventh annual Beat The GMAT Scholarship Competition. This year, BTG will award scholarship packages for six winners, valued at more than $11,000. Each of the winners will receive one GMAT prep course, an admissions consulting package and a $250 GMAT voucher. BTG will accept applications until Monday night, April 23rd, and winners will be announced on April 30th.

“Giving back to the community is an important part of our mission,” says Eric Bahn, Founder of Beat The GMAT. “We believe that our annual scholarship is an important initiative to help talented individuals achieve their dreams of going to an amazing business school.”

Since 2006, Beat The GMAT has been able to distribute $193,000 in scholarships to MBA applicants.

The following companies made generous donations to make these prizes possible: Admit Advantage, Clear Admit, Kaplan, Knewton, Manhattan GMAT, Master GMAT, MBA Admit, mbaMission, Precision Essay, The Princeton Review, and Veritas Prep. For a full list of prizes, click here.